NGC5221 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC5221 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:35 (EDT), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:07, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:58, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5221
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 288
Other names
NGC 5221[2]
UGC 8559[3]
PGC 47869[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [4]
Declination:+13°49' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.44 (B) [2]
10.88 (J) [2]
10.26 (H) [2]
10.05 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABb
Distance:98.9 Mpc
322.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.54

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